000 FZNT31 KNHC 030922 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 522 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2012 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 13.5N 60.7W AT 03/0900 UTC MOVING W AT 21 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE W ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES THIS MORNING AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 14.4N 66.7W LATE TONIGHT...TO NEAR 15.6N 72.8W BY LATE SAT NIGHT...AND AS A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 17.0N 78.5W BY LATE SUN NIGHT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT... BECOMING N TO NW 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT... BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A TROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY VERY ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE W BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY W AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THIS EVENING THROUGH SAT BEFORE MOVING W OF THE AREA SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.